How do you check that a number is NaN in JavaScript?
Try this code:
isNaN(parseFloat("geoff"))
For checking whether any value is NaN, instead of just numbers, see here: How do you test for NaN in Javascript? How do you test for NaN in JavaScript?
The question has the answer if you read closely enough. That is the way I found it: I was typing out the question and... bingo.
You remember when I wrote "NaN
is like NULL in SQL, it is not equal to anything, even itself"? So far as I know, NaN
is the only value in Javascript with this property. Therefore you can write:
var reallyIsNaN = function(x) {
return x !== x;
};
Parsing to Check if NAN Javascript
Checking if == NaN
will always return false
. The proper way to do this is with Number.isNaN()
:
var button = document.getElementById("button");
button.onclick = function() {
var numberTest = parseInt(document.getElementById("numberTest").value);
if (Number.isNaN(numberTest) || numberTest == "" || numberTest === null) {
alert("No Number");
}
else {
alert("This is a number!");
}
};
You also had some issues with your logic in the if
- each clause is a separate expression, and therefore needs to check against numberTest
every time. How do I test for NaN?
NaN
's are unusual: they are not equal to anything, even themselves. You need to use isNaN(inbperr)
to tell whether a value is a NaN or not.
Check if a user input is NaN
You need to use isNaN()
let hour = parseInt(prompt('Enter Hour'));
while (hour > 12 || hour < 1 || isNaN(hour)) {
hour = parseInt(prompt('Enter Valid Hour'));
}
How to check if value is NaN in Typescript?
Same as JavaScript, isNaN
.
if (isNaN(someObject.someValue)) ...
Or the more modern Number.isNaN
.if (Number.isNaN(someObject.someValue)) ...
The difference between the two is that isNaN()
will coerce the tested value into a number
before checking (values with typeof value !== 'number'
will return true
), while Number.isNaN()
won't.In other words, with these values, you get these results:
value | isNaN() | Number.isNaN() | typeof value === 'number' |
---|---|---|---|
123 | false | false | true |
NaN | true | true | true |
true /false | true | false | false |
'a string' | true | false | false |
new Date() | true | false | false |
[] | true | false | false |
{} | true | false | false |
... | true | false | false |
i don't know how to use ' NaN ' in javascript's if command
The input age
will be a string. Use isNaN()
instead. This will work as you expected.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<!--Javascript starts-->
<script>
var age = prompt("How old are you ?","18");
if(isNaN(age))
{
alert("its not a number");
}else
{
alert("its a number");
}
</script>
<!--End of Javascript-->
</body>
</html>
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